University of Florida Sunshine Steelers Steel Drum Bands

Director

Kenneth Broadway

Graduate Assistants

Shane Reeves, Luke Thatcher

Librarian

Clayton DeHaan

The Sunshine Steelers were founded in 1998 through a collaborative effort of the UF School of Music, The Center for Latin American Studies, and UF Student Government. The ensemble presents two on-campus concerts every academic year, and performs for a variety of community and social functions. A smaller ensemble (Steely Pan) is also available for functions throughout the region. There are two large bands that rehearse each fall, and three large bands each spring. The top ensemble has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and The Florida Music Educators In-Service Concert, as well as at numerous PAS Florida Days of Percussion.

The Sunshine Steelers are funded, in part, by Student Government.

Dr. Kenneth Broadway serves as Associate Professor (Percussion Studies) at the University of Florida, where he teaches Applied Percussion and directs the Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Bands. Prior to this appointment he served in similar capacities at the University of South Dakota and Augusta State University. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Spoleto Festival, and with symphonies in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, South Carolina, and South Dakota. As a performer, composer, and presenter, he has appeared at various conferences and symposiums throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Among these are the Midwest Clinic, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Symposium of the International Musicological Society, the College Music Society International Convention, the Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, the World Saxophone Congress, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, and the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference. Ensembles under his direction have performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (1998, 2003) and numerous “Day of Percussion” state meetings. His compact disc with the LYNX Duo (Music for Saxophone and Percussion) is available on the Mark Custom Recording label. Dr. Broadway is active in the Percussive Arts Society, the College Music Society, NACWPI, and MENC. He is a Performing Artist for the Yamaha Corporation of America, and endorses Remo Drumheads, Sabian Cymbals and Promark Mallets. Dr. Broadway received the BM, MM, and DMA degrees from the University of Georgia.

Percussion Studio Website - http://www.arts.ufl.edu/music/percussion/percussion.htm